UR Mourns Loss of Eastman Dean Douglas Lowry
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CampusTHURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 / VOLUME 140, ISSUE 16 Times SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COMMUNITY SINCE 1873 / campustimes.org Humanities Project UR mourns loss of gets additional $100K Eastman Dean Douglas Lowry BY HANNAH LEE works with small mediums and BY RACHAEL SANGUINETTI STAFF WRITER large-scale projects,” Dean for A&E EDITOR Humanities and Interdisciplinary The Humanities Project, an Studies Tom DiPiero said. Douglas Lowry, the Joan and endeavor dedicated to funding President Joel Seligman com- Martin Messinger Dean Emeri- humanistic research by UR fac- mitted $150,000 to the Humani- tus of the Eastman School of ulty, has recently been allocated ties Project in 2006 through the Music, died early Wednesday $100,000 more to its current an- President Venture Fund. DiPiero morning surrounded by his fam- nual budget of $150,000. cited the “Robin Hood: Media ily. He was 62. According to its website, the Culture” project as a great accom- Lowry’s passing came as a shock Humanities Project strives to plishment of the Humanities Proj- to many after his resignation just “showcase some of the best and ect, in which the George Eastman over a week ago in which he cited most up-to-date research dedi- House helped restore a silent film. health reasons. Lowry, who was cated to the critical examination “It couldn’t have been possible diagnosed with multiple myelo- of the documents and objects that without the President’s support,” ma in 2011, has served as East- reflect the meaningful past and DiPiero said, adding that he antic- man’s sixth head since 2007. present of humankind.” ipates even more “improvements “Doug has been an inspiration- This endeavor encourages in- in undergraduate and graduate al dean, a nationally respected terdisciplinary proposals and the studies” with the additional sup- leader in music education, and exploration of inquiries relating to port. an accomplished composer who subjects in the humanities. However, the recent atten- was committed to creating beau- “One of the principle things tion to the humanities may tiful music,” Jamal Rossi, who is being able to do collaborative SEE HUMANITIES PAGE 4 has taken over Lowry’s duties as dean of Eastman, said. To commemorate Lowry and his courtesy OF UR COMMUNICATIONS legacy, the University held a me- On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Eastman School Dean Emeritus Douglas Lowry died at morial service in Eastman’s Main age 62, only a week after resigning for health issues. Hall later that afternoon. “This view alone is a remarkable “I’m wearing my Eastman hat “None of us know whether we tribute to a remarkable person,” today,” Seligman said, ushering go to eternal silence or eternal Rossi said to the attendees, which Lowry’s wife, Marcia, and mem- light,” Seligman said. “For those numbered in the hundreds. bers of the Eastman community of you who are spiritual, this is of University President Joel to the stage. great significance. Doug would Seligman, donning a baseball “Losing such a strong leader in have loved to know the signifi- cap reading “Eastman School of such a tight-knit community really cance of that moment. It would Music,” announced that Eastman’s has an impact,” junior Elizabeth have meant a great deal to him.” main entryway would thereby be Noble said. “Even if you didn’t know Sanguinetti is a member of renamed Lowry Hall. him personally, you still feel it.” the class of 2015. AARON SCHAFFER / PHOTO EDITOR SA’s $5K Challenge to kick off Oct. 9 Professor Michael Clark will teach both BIO 110 and 112 during Olek’s leave. BY ANGELA REMUS and is meaningful to the student lawn chairs for its quad, an ini- NEWS EDITOR body. A committee comprised tiative that both lacks mainte- Clark subs for Olek, of SA senators will then short- nance costs and is readily avail- On Wednesday, Oct. 9, the list the most feasible projects to able for any student on campus BIO 110, 112 merge Students’ Association (SA) will share with the student body. In to enjoy. launch its $5K Challenge, an ini- mid-November, students will Sheikh hopes that this program BY COLIN MCCOY According to Jaenike, these tiative to solicit student propos- be able to vote on their favorite will benefit the campus in more CONTRIBUTING WRITER drastic and largely unexpected als to improve campus life. The proposal. The winning proposal ways than just a single specific changes to the course structure winning proposal will receive will receive the funding and will project. It’s another opportunity Last Thursday, Chair of the are going “remarkably well” de- $5,000, which will be drawn hopefully be implemented by for SA to “open up communica- Biology Department John Jae- spite the circumstances. from SA’s reserve. the beginning of the spring se- tion” with the student body. nike informed students enrolled Due to employee-employer “The whole point of the pro- mester. “I’m hoping that at the end of in Biology 110 that their instruc- confidentiality provisions, UR gram is to encourage students to Similar initiatives exist at in- this, we come out with a really tor, Anthony Olek, would no is not allowed to release any spe- talk to us about what they want stitutions like Yale University, cool $5K project,” Sheikh said. longer be teaching the course. cific information to students re- from this school,” SA Executive Northwestern University, and “I also hope this will ... grow. Consequently, the department garding the cause for Olek’s sud- Aide Humma Sheikh said. Harvard University. Yale’s equiv- Hopefully it can create some- agreed to merge BIO 110 with den leave. Between Oct. 9 and Nov. 1, alent program was so successful thing bigger than a $5K proj- BIO 112, with professor Mi- What has ensued is a students can submit propos- that its funding was increased to ect.” chael Clark taking over instruct- great deal of confusion and als online for any project that $10,000. Remus is a member of ing duties for both sections. SEE OLEK PAGE 4 can be completed using $5,000 Harvard, for example, bought the class of 2016. “breaking bad” PIANOS GOVERNMENT INSIDE FINALE RECAP FOR PEACE SHUTDOWN THIS CT Check out our take on last One UR senior painted 11 used Junior Zachary Taylor thinks Sunday’s series finale to pianos and dispersed them Congress may have a reason AMC’s hit drama. across the city. Here’s why. for letting the budget lapse. PAGE 12 A&E PAGE 8 FEATURES PAGE 6 OPINIONS PAGE 2 / campustimes.org NEWS / THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2013 FIVE-DAY FORECAST COURTESY OF WEATHER.COM FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY Scattered T-storms Partly Cloudy Showers Showers Partly Cloudy Chance of precipitation: 50% Chance of precipitation: 10% Chance of precipitation: 40% Chance of precipitation: 40% Chance of precipitation: 20% High 77, Low 60 High 77, Low 61 High 78, Low 63 High 65, Low 49 High 69, Low 47 PUBLIC SAFETY UPDATE Campus employee found asleep at the wheel BY LAUREN CHONG Eastman student reports CONTRIBUTING WRITER missing purse 1. A Public Safety officer 3. A student at the saw a car traveling south- Eastman School of Music bound on Joseph C. Wilson reported a missing purse Boulevard when the car left after placing it in a locker the road and parked on the and leaving it unlocked for grassy area near Hill Court. some time. The officer identified the She told reporting of- driver as a campus employee ficers that her purse had who told the officer that he contained her UR ID card, ISABEL WYLIE / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER had fallen asleep while driv- iPhone, room key, and ing. The driver was alone other personal items. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY CAMPS ON QUAD, RAISES OVER $1,500 and there were no injuries, The student received a but the car did sustain four Participants of Habitat for Humanity’s Shack-A-Thon crafted their cardboard abodes on Friday, Sept. 27 and slept in them new ID and was advised to overnight. The event raised over $1,500, which the group will use to fund their annual spring break trip to North Carolina. flat tires. file a report with the Roch- Rochester Police officers ester Police Department. responded to the scene, and THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS the car was later towed. Student loses Kindle SAM brothers discover 4. An undergraduate re- THURSDAY broken window ported her Kindle missing OCTOBER 3 from a classroom in Meliora 2. Senior Tom Gilroy, Hall. OMATSURI FESTIVAL SPOTLIGHT ON... LECTURE: JOHN COVACH president of Sigma Alpha Mu The student had been in 5 - 8 P.M., WILSON COMMONS PATIO 5 - 6 P.M., RUSH RHEES LIBRARY, WELLES-BROWN ROOM fraternity, contacted Public a classroom on the second This Japanese-themed festival will feature music, activities, Covach, director of the Institute for Popular Music, will give a Safety after discovering a bro- floor when she took her and free food samples. The event is hosted by the Japa- talk about his experiences with online classes and his History ken window in the stairwell Kindle out of her backpack. nese Students Association. of Rock class. between the second and third The student then decided to floors of the house. sit somewhere else. After a FRIDAY After investigating, the re- while, the student realized porting officer found that the she did not have her Kindle OCTOBER 4 window was broken from the and went back to Meliora CLUB ROCHESTER LA CULTURA LATINA inside of the house, evidenced but could not find it in the 4 - 5:30 P.M., THE MELIORA, SALON D 5 - 6:30 P.M., WILSON COMMONS, RUTH MERRIL CENTER by the metal frame being room.